Burke brings plenty to Coyotes

In Sean Burke, the Coyotes have a goaltending coach who can draw on an 18-year career and his association with goalie guru Benoit Allaire.

And it's no coincidence that General Manager Don Maloney turned to someone of Burke's physical stature to mentor Ilya Bryzgalov and Jason LaBarbera.

"It's such an important position in our organization, so I just thought maybe a different voice for Bryzgalov would be a good thing," Maloney said after Burke was named to succeed Grant Fuhr.

Burke is aiming for consistency, and he wants to establish a work ethic that will last from the first game to the last.

"I'm real excited," he said. "It's fun to be back around the action to be a part of it. I think this organization, the team, a great attitude from day one in camp, and for me it's going to be fun to hopefully have a positive influence and impact on the goaltending.

"I think if the goaltending can be top 10 in the league in goals-against, I feel this team will make the playoffs, and that's exciting."

Being Bryzgalov

Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov had a roller-coaster ride in net last season, and he's looking to put together a solid year. Here are some of his talking points:

"I look at this change with all positives because Sean played a lot in this league, and he retired not that far time ago, When 'Fuhrsie' played … the game has changed, I really appreciate what he did for me, and the new coach, he got new vision, he got new ideas."

"I've got to stop the pucks more because last year was close to three goals against (2.98). It's unacceptable."

"I know I had a couple tough games, 7 goals, probably cost me a good goals-against save percentage, but it's all in the past."

"We've got a new season, and we have to keep our goals-against lower and save percentage high to be on top of the league and give our team more chance to win the game."

Bill Daly, Deputy Commissioner of the National Hockey League, released the following statement regarding today’s ruling by Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum: "We are pleased that the Bankruptcy Court has confirmed the League’s rights to select its owners and the location of its franchises. We are reviewing the opinion and considering how we can best address the Court’s concerns regarding our offer to purchase the Coyotes. It remains our goal to secure the long-term stability of the Coyotes in Glendale."